𝖘𝖍𝖆𝖉𝖔𝖜 𝖕𝖗𝖊𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖊𝖗𝖘 .

𓂅  AND NOW I FEEL ALIVE, BUT NOT FOR LONG ⦂ STEVIE RIVAS.

meet estella ❝ stevie ❞ rivas — aged twenty nine, cis woman, she / hers pronouns. musician. residing in the coral coast neighborhood of fairford, washington. single. portrayed by selena gomez. penned by willow.

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Stevie approaches the nearest person, tiny paintbrush in hand and question poised on her lips. "'Kay, this might sound stupid, but... any chance I could get you to paint a tiny little bi flag on my cheek? Promise I'll return the favor," she says, waving the paintbrush in gesticulation. "And if face paint doesn't do it, I also can buy participation through liquor if that's more your speed."

Pride's a good time: always has been no matter where in the world she finds herself, always probably will be. She's milling about, cup in her hand, looking for somewhere to deposit herself on the sand where she won't be bothered when she looks up and sees a break-off bonfire and a small crowd. There's a guitar, avid chatter, and like magnetism, Stevie's drawn to it. She stands on the outskirts and observes, up until she's caught. "That yours?" she asks to the woman, head tipping in the direction of the guitar. "It's a beauty."

𓂅 STEVIE RIVAS ⦂ THE DISCOGRAPHY. 2015 - PRESENT

Ultraviolet (2015) — ❝ After a few years of posting music independently through SoundCloud and YouTube, Ultraviolet was Stevie Rivas's first album and project with a major record label. Most of the songs on the album were debuted live over the summers of 2014 and 2015, where Rivas spent her time performing during festival circuits and opening for Imagine Dragons and Fall Out Boy. Rivas described the album as a manifestation of the sun setting on her teenage years and the dawn of early adulthood, where she found comfort in the chaos of not knowing where life would take her. The album would be a critically acclaimed debut for Rivas. Somebody Else became the biggest hit off of the album; it would reach number one nearly six months after its release, with nearly 134 million streams. Rivas would go on three separate tours for the Ultraviolet album. ❞

Wonderland (2017) — ❝ Following hot on the heels of Somebody Else and Ultraviolet's late success, Wonderland is Stevie's most popular and awarded album to date after a debut at number two on the Billboard charts. Wonderland (stylized as WONDERLaND) spawned five singles: Hypnotic, Bikini Porn, Gone, East of Eden, and Midnight Rain. Hypnotic and Gone would be Rivas's first singles to hit mainstream radio and chart on the Billboard Hot 100. This album is infamously known for being written and recorded while Rivas was under the influence, as Rivas described it to Rolling Stones as the acid trip record of her dreams. It is also the only album to feature Rivas's face on the cover, despite all her album covers being personal photos of herself. Shortly after the conclusion of the Wonderland World Tour in 2019, Rivas would enter treatment for opiate addiction for the first time. ❞

time forgets no one (2022) — ❝ Time Forgets No One is the first album in nearly five years after the release of Wonderland and sporadic features on other artists' songs for Rivas. A surprise release on December 31st, 2022, Time Forgets No One (stylized as time forgets no one) would become Rivas's highest rated album by critics, receiving a 92 score on Metacritic. Grapefruit was the only official single and song to be sent to radio, a surprise to fans considering the number of singles Wonderland had produced. Rivas revealed in an interview with Rolling Stone that the album had been recorded in early 2021, while Rivas was sober and living in New York. The album’s title was written in Rivas's handwriting on the cover, returning to the trend of album photography not featuring her face. Rivas announced a summer tour for the album on January 1st, 2023, but the tour was subsequently cancelled after Rivas re-entering treatment in May. There has only been one performance of select songs from Time Forgets No One to date: the Fairford Summer Block Bash Music Festival, where Rivas performed Grapefruit, What If It Doesn't End Well, Taken ft. MUNA, Holocene, and Chasing Thunder. ❞

It's nights like these that she really could use a fix, and her brain is much too loud to remind her of all the reasons she can't. The Music Festival is wearing off in her system, coming down from the high that performances have always brought her, and she feels depleted. A void that lets its presence be felt, the maw gnashing against her insides and leaving her feeling slightly incongruent to the way her body is positioned around her soul. She just... hates. Everything. Anything. It's why she's milling around, outside the shopping district downtown with her hands in her pockets, the shadows of the evening rolling off her back when she presses her nose against the glass. Every so often, she's conscious of glancing at her surroundings, just to make sure she's alone in her bullshit. There's one moment, however, where she isn't. "Um..." she trails off when she spots Aiden, unsteadily stepping back from the window of Sprinkle Sweet Cakes. "Not what it looks like. Or — well, guess it is, but I'm not about to commit grand theft pastry or anything like that." She sighs internally. "What's got you out at this hour?"

"Brownie batter ice cream, or, if I'm in a pinch, Ben & Jerry's Americone Dream. The day they discontinue that is the day I'm officially off this earth. Nothing beats a handmade waffle cone, some caramel syrup, and maraschino cherries. When I was little, I really liked the rainbow sprinkles, so much so that I'd ask for a bowl of those. Totally ruined them for me as an adult."

"Aside from McDonald's fries, having complete control over a situation so I can do things how I want it. If someone looks around a room and asks who wants to be in charge, I'll break the hands of everyone who raises it. Not really, but... you get the idea."

HYDRANGEA: STARBUCKS ORDER?

"Vanilla sweet cream cold brew, three pumps of white mocha and the sweet cream cold foam. Or, if I'm not in a coffee mood, pineapple passionfruit lemonade."

⛎  — What is your muse’s zodiac sign? Does it fit their personality?

Steve's an Aries, which... again, one of my guiding pillars in finding their voice and personality. Motivated and passionate and incredibly strong-willed, up to a fault. She is my visionary, hence her being a musician; she has plenty of ambition but her follow-through isn't always the best, especially considering she's got an addictive personality. Once she's hooked on something, whether it's an idea or a substance, she's a dog with a bone and won't drop it until something totally mundane distracts her or it's pried from her jaws. Her Sagittarius rising sign speaks a lot about her, in my opinion — she'll rarely express her emotional needs but she sure will dwell on them enough, enough to create several records worth.

MUMBAI: WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SCENT?

"That briny smell you get standing when you stand right in front of the ocean. Reminds me of home."

"Like anything else, it'd depend on who you're asking. I'm sure the typical answer is just another musician with a drug problem. Holding out hope that someone would say I'm talented? Or, at the very least, overrated — all those singles off Wonderland were a bit much. I'm sure some people thought it was annoying."